Gabriola Farm Market

At the market, there is pottery made from clay dug out of the Island soil. There are glowing wooden bowls made from trees felled in that big storm last summer. There is silver jewellery made in the tradition of the Vikings, hand hammered and locally designed, made without any machines. There is a stand up bass player, and a banjo player, and enough freshly baked foccaccia bread and fresh vegetables to sustain them all. Even when it rains, there are people who will sit in the cold and laugh, drinking their ginger tea.